---English National Cross Country Championships.
Wollaton Country Park in Nottingham was the venue on Saturday for the 129th running of one of the biggest events on many amatuer club athletes calendars.
York Knavesmire Harriers were in attendance in good numbers and good spirits after a pleasant trip down together by Coach , and we had the luxury of the big YKH tent to change in at the venue.
Before the Senior races there are a number of junior races , and this gave us a chance to warm … [Read more...]

Before the Round up , some eagerly anticipated dates for your racing diary:
Summer League dates:
25th April Pocklington 7pm
9th May Tadcaster 7.30pm
23rd May Easingwold 7.30pm
6th June Knaversmire 7.30pm
20th June Bishop Wilton 7.30pm
4th July Wistow 7.30pm
18th July Bishopthorpe 7pm Details on how to enter available at a later date.
---Dewsbury 10k
Or 10.2km as a bit of an error setting out the course made it a bit longer than normal !.
A … [Read more...]

---Yorkshire Cross Country Championships - Lightwater Valley, Ripon 07.01.2017.
With 18 men and 8 Ladies we had a good number of runners to campaign for the County's highest honours.
Knavesmire's Ladies were first into the fray , their race comprising 1 small and 3 large laps , of a splendidly un-muddy and very run able course, set within pleasant parkland inside the Big One roller coaster. The main challenge being a short , sharp steep bank that had to be climbed each … [Read more...]

Threshold Session. Training lactate threshold increases the speed at which lactate occurs, enabling athletes to run at a faster pace before they fatigue. The benefits of being able to run at 6:30 pace compared with[...]